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The George Inn, Southwark
The George, or George Inn, is a public house established in the medieval period on Borough High Street in Southwark, London. Currently owned and leased by the National Trust, it is located about 250 m from the south side of the River Thames near London Bridge. It is the only surviving galleried London coaching inn.〔(The George Inn, SE1 )〕 The first map of Southwark (Duchy of Lancaster ca1543) clearly shows it marked as 'Gorge'. It was formerly known as the George and Dragon, named after the legend of Saint George and the Dragon. It is by far the oldest pub in London.
==History==
In 1677, the George was rebuilt after a serious fire that destroyed most of medieval Southwark.〔http://www.hudson.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=publication_details&id=9610〕 There had been many such inns in this part of London. Probably the most famous was The Tabard where, in 1388, Chaucer began ''The Canterbury Tales''. The Tabard was also rebuilt after the same fire, but was demolished in the late 19th century.
Later, the Great Northern Railway used the George as a depot and pulled down two of its fronts to build warehousing. Now just the south face remains.
The George was one of the many famous coaching inns in the days of Charles Dickens. Dickens in fact visited the George and referred to it in ''Little Dorrit''. It is thought that the Galleried Iinns were the inspiration of the original theatres, that the Players were on a dais in the Courtyard with the standing audience next to them and that those paying a premium would be in the Galleries with a better view.
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